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Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection
Index by Location
- Flatbush
- Dutch Houses of Kings County (part 02) / M. Dillard. Long Island
Forum, Vol. 6, No. 12; p.227-230, 235; Dec. 1943.
- A detailed article about various homes throughout Kings County, including the individual histories and
images of: Stoothoff-Baxter House, Joost Van Nuyse House, Van Nuyse-Magaw, and Van Nuyse-Ditmas
House. The dates of the houses range from the early 1600
- Illustrations or Maps: Yes
- Flatbush
- Dutch Houses of Kings County (part 09) / M. Dilliard. Long Island
Forum, Vol. 7, No. 12; p.233-235; Dec. 1944.
- A detailed article with images demonstrating the very unique architecture from the Dutch settlers in
Kings County. The article discusses some of the historical locals and impacts the Dutch had on Kings County.
The article also gives the history of the houses that are pictured: Gerritsen's Tide Mill and Wyckoff-Bennett
House. Some of the houses have existed since 1600s and 1700s.
- Illustrations or Maps: Yes
- Flatbush
- Dutch Houses of Kings County (part 10) / M. Dilliard. Long Island
Forum, Vol. 8, No. 2; p.25-26; Feb. 1945.
- A detailed article with images demonstrating the very unique architecture from the Dutch settlers in
Kings County. The article discusses some of the historical locals and impacts the Dutch had on Kings County.
The article also gives the history of the houses that are pictured: The Flatbush Church and Lefferts House.
- Illustrations or Maps: Yes
- Flatbush
- Dutch Houses of Kings County (part 11) / M. Dilliard. Long Island
Forum, Vol. 8, No. 3; p.55, 57; Mar. 1945.
- A detailed article with images demonstrating the very unique architecture from the Dutch settlers in
Kings County. The article discusses some of the historical locals and impacts the Dutch had on Kings County.
The article also gives the history of the houses that are pictured: The Brooklyn Church and Vanderver Cortelyou
House.
- Illustrations or Maps: Yes
- Flatbush
- Flatbush / D. Tredwell. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 4, No. 4;
p.40-47; Fall 1964.
- An observational account of Flatbush's growth. At one point, it was a suburb of Brooklyn, quieter and
slightly run down. However, by the 1960's it was flourishing and a popular place for building communities.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush
- Heroes and Hurrahs: Sports in Brooklyn 1890-1898 / R. Smith. Journal of
Long Island History, Vol. 11, No. 2; p.7-21; Spring 1975.
- A detailed article of Brooklyn's athletic and recreational achievements. Gives details on both indoor and
outdoor sports, and memorable games. It also lists some other towns the Brooklyn teams either played against or
the towns the author compared athletics with.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush
- Notes on the History of Queens County (Part 1: 1639-1783) / H. Onderdonk,
Jr. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 7, No. 1; p.53-76; Spring 1967.
- A chronological listing of the history of Queens County, but only using larger and well known towns.
Depending on date, and how much information was available, some listings are more detailed than others.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush
- The Administrative Organization of the City of Brooklyn, 1834-1855 (Part 2) /
J. Judd. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 5, No. 4; p.39-50; Fall 1965.
- A continuation of the previous article of the same title, the article focuses on how Brooklyn began to take
shape and form it's own governmental structure and how it separated itself from New York City. During this
time, Brooklyn also combined with Williamsburgh and Bushwick, New Lotts, Flatbush, and New Utrecht, not
only to pull resources but to find better ways to manage growing cities.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- African Americans
- Blacks on Long Island: Population Growth in the Colonial Period / H. Wortis.
Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 11, No. 1; p.35-44; Fall 1974.
- A statistical evaluation of the African American population on Long Island during the Colonial period of
America. The statistics are primarily broken down by county, but some towns are listed with specific numbers.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Church history
- The Formative Years of the Dutch Reformed Church on Long Island (Part 1) /
G. de Jong. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 8, No. 2; p.1-16; Summer/Fall 1968.
- A short article about the history of the Dutch Reformed Church on Long Island. Includes how, when,
and by whom the church was founded. It also give a brief history of the founding of each location of the
church.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Church history
- The Formative Years of the Dutch Reformed Church on Long Island (Part 2) /
G. de Jong. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 9, No. 2; p.1-20; Winter/Spring 1969.
- A continuation of the short article about the history of the Dutch Reformed Church on Long Island.
Includes how, when, and by whom the church was founded. It also give a brief history of the founding of each
location of the church. The article ends with a notation that the church is still an active part of Long Island.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Education
- Long Island's Earliest Schools (part 3) / N. Howell. Long Island Forum,
Vol. 7, No. 8; p.153-155; Jul. 1944.
- A detailed article about the first English and Dutch schools that were developed while the island was
being settled. The article begins in the late 1600s and ends around 1720. The article goes into details about the
education level, the religious impact of education, and the differences between the English and Dutch schools.
Image of the Huntington Academy dated in 1825.
- Illustrations or Maps: Yes
- Flatbush -- George Washington
- George Washington and Long Island / K. Stryker-Rodda. Journal of Long
Island History, Vol. 1, No. 1; p. 8-21; Spring 1961.
- President George Washington scheduled a tour of Long Island from the 19th of April 1780 to the 24th
April 1780. He stopped in many towns, and stayed over in quite a few of them. He kept a journal of when and
where he stopped, of which towns he drove through, and of famous places.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Midwout
- A Village Called Midwout / M. Dilliard. Journal of Long Island
History, Vol. 11, No. 1; p.6-24; Fall 1974.
- A detailed article about a lost town of Long Island, known as Midwout. The article discusses the Dutch
settlement, the attempted annexes by other towns, and it's eventual development into becoming part of
Flatbush. Other towns are listed in the article as influences on how Midwout was developed, run, and political
base.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Pirates
- Some Pirates in Long Island Waters: 1699-1933 (Part II) / J. Rattray.
Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 4, No. 1; p.28-38; Winter 1964.
- A continuation of the "Some Pirates in Long Island Waters: 1699-1933" where the author focus the
pirates that came after Captain Kidd. These pirates, while minor on a national level, reeked havoc on Long
Island they and became famous for their connections with both towns and the wealthy land owners. Captain
James Gillam is among the captains listed.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Recreation
- Simple Pleasures and Social Rendezvous: The Art of Urban Social Mingling / R.
Smith. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 15, No. 1; p.25-37; Fall 1978.
- A brief article about the recreational and cultural influences on Brooklyn other developing areas. Article
was general, and often noted known activities, and did not cite anything unique.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Flatbush -- Sanitary Commission
- From the Domestic to the Public Arena: Long Island in the U.S. Sanitary
Commission / S. Roff/D. DiMartino. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 11, No. 2; p.161-177;
Spring 1999.
- A brief article about how women influenced the 1860's sanitary commission in Long Island. It started in
Brooklyn, but expanded to the rest of the island during the Civil War.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
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